05-08-08 EURxtra: Snipes Appeals for Freedom / More on Mariah's Marriage

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WESLEY SNIPES WANTS FREEDOM DURING APPEAL: Actor asks if he can stay out of jail during appeal of tax conviction.
*Wesley Snipes is hoping a judge will allow him to stay out of jail while he appeals his conviction and three-year prison term for failing to file income tax returns. Read Full Story

MARIAH 'OVER THE MOON' WITH MARRIAGE: Andre Leon Talley says singer is 'very happy.' People's Friday issue has wedding photos. Oprah weighs in.
*The paparazzi hasn't seen or heard from Mariah Carey since her marriage to Nick Cannon, but those closest to her continue to come forward with first-hand observations about how she's been doing since the nuptials. Read Full Story

WALTERS COMES CLEAN ON STAR JONES DEBACLE: Veteran journalist says Star asked 'View' co-hosts to keep her gastric bypass a secret.
*Turns out Barbara Walters' secret affair with a black senator isn't the only juicy part of her new book "Audition," and it wasn't the only bombshell from the project dropped during Tuesday's appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Read Full Story

KARL MALONE IMPREGNATED 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL: Child grew up to be Buffalo Bills top draft pick.
*Former NBA great Karl Malone – “The Mailman” - reportedly fathered a child with Gloria bell – a girl who was only 12 or 13 years old when she became pregnant. Read Full Story

GARY DOURDAN CHARGED WITH THREE FELONIES: Actor in trouble following April 28 arrest for drug possession.
*Gary Dourdan was formally charged with felony drug possession on Wednesday in connection with his recent drug arrest in Palm Springs, prosecutors announced. Read Full Story

RUSSELL SIMMONS WANTS JOINT CUSTODY OF KIDS: Impresario files response to Kimora Lee's request for sole custody of two daughters.
*Russell Simmons is now asking for joint custody of his two daughters in his divorce from estranged wife Kimora Lee, reports CelebTV.com. Read Full Story

COMMON LANDS ROLE IN NEW 'TERMINATOR' FILM: Rapper to play a member of John Connor's crew.
*Common's Hollywood game continues to expand with his recent casting in "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," the latest sequel in the lucrative "Terminator" franchise. Read Full Story

RIHANNA NO LONGER COY ABOUT CHRIS BROWN: Pop star describes relationship as 'very close now.'
*Rihanna has finally come clean, sort of, about her relationship with fellow pop superstar Chris Brown. Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN ARIZONA CASE: Rapper faces several drug charges stemming from raided tour bus.
*Lil Wayne pleaded not guilty in Arizona Superior Court Tuesday on various drug and weapons charges stemming from a police search of his tour bus in January. Read Full Story

'THE WIRE'S' TRISTAN WILDS MOVES TO '90210': Teen actor is the newest member of the CW's anticipated spinoff.
*Tristan Wilds, who starred in two seasons of HBO's critically-acclaimed series "The Wire," will move from the drug-infested streets of Baltimore to glitzy Southern California as the newest cast member of the CW's revamped "Beverly Hills, 90210." Read Full Story

WILL R. KELLY'S TRIAL FINALLY BEGIN TOMORROW?: Not if his attorneys are granted their new motion to postpone.
*R. Kelly's trial on child pornography charges are finally scheduled to begin tomorrow after six years of repeated delays. However, defense attorneys on Wednesday filed a motion seeking to postpone the trial yet again, reports the AP. Read Full Story

MIKE EPPS ACCUSED OF ATTACKING PROCESS SERVER: Man says comic and others jumped him.
*A process server claims he was beaten up by Mike Epps and two other men when he tried to serve him with a paternity lawsuit in Kentucky. Read Full Story

'STRANGE' SONG CUT FROM PRE-TONY SPECIAL: Producers say it's too sexually-explicit for a 7 p.m. TV audience.
*A song from the Broadway production Passing Strange was cut out of an upcoming CBS special that features performances from all 12 Tony-eligible musicals. Read Full Story

AMY WINEHOUSE ARRESTED FOR DRUGS: Authorities just now seeing video tape of singer at her house party.
*Troubled British pop star Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday after authorities came across a nearly 5-month-old video tape of the artist doing drugs at her north London home. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Mario booted; Usher & Bebo; Blige, Scott, Keys cover Essence; Globetrotters finish strong; Rollins at Newport
*Mario's run on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" came to a shocking end this week. The 22-year-old R&B singer and his partner Karina Smirnoff were in the bottom two with NFL star Jason Taylor and his professional partner Edyta Sliwinska before the axe dropped. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Wetlands Preserved
By Kam Williams
*In 1989, Larry and Laura Bloch opened Wetlands Preserve in a rat-infested dive on Hudson Street in lower Manhattan. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: African American Lives 2
By Kam Williams
*A year ago, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates hosted a groundbreaking series on which he and eight other African-American icons explored their roots via a combination of genealogical and DNA research. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

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